Just saying

I honestly feel Ryle, Simon Kenton or Cooper are quite capable of playing with anyone in the commonwealth. Football is obviously a skill game but mostly a game of position. If you have smart position players that can read the flow of the play and know where to be then size and skill advantage is brought down a peg. Why do you think a 160 pound corner in the nfl can level a 240 pound running back? He can read the play, know where the back is going and be there at the right time. Staying low helps to survive to the next play but a smart team that is well coached can be competitive

If the enrollment numbers listed above are accurate for Kenton County, Simon Kenton better pull off the "improbable victory" against Goliath soon. Is it possible that in the near future that their ranks could be thinned out by the building of another high school? The population explosion in Independence has been a welcome change for the schools and public services, bringing in more tax dollars but can be a double edged Sword. Look at Boone County. Athletes and academic minded students and families have a choice. What happens to Simon when the same choice is presented in Kenton County by a shiny new school with all the latest options and offers better opportunities.

Predicting a defensive clinic. Birds forced a handful of turnovers against Dixie to help their offense and control the ball and clock. CovCath beat BW only allowing 21 points to a team that hung an average of 50 on opponents. Should be a hard fought game. Whoever can control the line and keep mistakes to a minimum will eeek out a win. My thoughts, HHS by 7

Both teams are "warm" and cold at best on offense this year. I think HHS wins but no blow out. Special teams will be the difference and Highlands has a stronger kicking game.

People on this forum seem to have a problem identifying the difference in a great team and a great program. HHS's history has everything to do with this years team, next years and all the years after. When these kids get older and they are sitting around on Friday nights nursing a bad back and sore knees that they will swear came from a last second game winning touchdown in three feet of snow in July they can say they played for HHS. It won't matter what year to anyone listening. The name speaks for itself. There are better teams around this year that goes without saying, but how will they be remembered? As that one Team from that one school where everything just seemed to come together and they won a few games? There is a big difference in traditionally good and "we had a few good games"